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EP About this file: EP0990083

EP0990083 - FRICTION HINGE WITH DETENT CAPABILITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  27.02.2004
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.02.2004Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 14.04.2004  [2004/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TorqMaster Inc.
200 Harvard Avenue
Stamford, CT 06902 / US
[2000/14]
Inventor(s)01 / CARPENTER, David, A.
11717 Middle Patuxent Court
Clarksville, MD 21029-1245 / US
02 / GELFAND, Mikhail
35 Quaker Place
Milford, CT 06460 / US
03 / RUDE, Edward, T.
8556 Window Latch Way
Columbia, MD 21045 / US
[2000/14]
Representative(s)Godwin, Edgar James, et al
Marks & Clerk 90 Long Acre London
WC2E 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/35]Godwin, Edgar James, et al
MARKS & CLERK, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3LS / GB
Former [2000/14]Ablewhite, Alan James, et al
MARKS & CLERK, 57/60 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3LS / GB
Application number, filing date98911868.220.03.1998
[2000/14]
WO1998US05475
Priority number, dateUS19970042612P04.04.1997         Original published format: US 42612 P
US1998000337706.01.1998         Original published format: US 3377
[2000/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9845607
Date:15.10.1998
Language:EN
[1998/41]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0990083
Date:05.04.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.10.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US23.12.1998
ClassificationIPC:E05D11/08
[2000/14]
CPC:
G06F1/1616 (EP,US); G06F1/1679 (EP,US); G06F1/1681 (EP,US);
E05D11/082 (EP,US); E05D11/084 (EP,US); E05D11/105 (EP,US);
E05Y2999/00 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/14]
TitleGerman:REIBSCHARNIER MIT ARRETIERUNG[2000/14]
English:FRICTION HINGE WITH DETENT CAPABILITY[2000/14]
French:CHARNIERE A FRICTION CAPABLE D'ENCLIQUETAGE[2000/14]
Entry into regional phase04.11.1999National basic fee paid 
04.11.1999Search fee paid 
04.11.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
04.11.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.09.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
04.11.1999Examination requested  [2000/14]
16.02.2004Application withdrawn by applicant  [2004/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
11.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[X]US2591246  (EVEREST HERBERT A, et al);
 [X]US2772916  (JONES WILLIAM R);
 [A]US3910627  (MEYER ENGELBERT A);
 [A]US4617699  (NAKAMURA HARUO [JP]);
 [X]SU1559080  (DENISOV VLADIMIR V [SU], et al);
 [X]DE4234760  (HAPPICH GMBH GEBR [DE]);
 [A]US5364149  (AYMERICH JOSE [ES], et al);
 [XP]US5715575  (KUBOTA NAOKI [JP])
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